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Protecting young plants from rabits

ANGELA276ANGELA276 Posts: 1
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I live in a wooded area that is abundant with wild rabits. When I moved in last year and planted loads of new palnts, they demolished all of them; roses, lupins and many others... I have a lovely holly tree in my grden, which I constantly hurt myself on.  This gave me an idea. I cut off lots of shoots and branches, full of prickly leaves and placed them around the base of all of my NEW plants in the garden and hey presto, the rabits have left my baby plants alone. They simply don't like the prickly holly on their little noses and it's free :)

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117

    In my experience they eat holly regularly! I've had several 'well pruned' holly trees in previous gardens and where I work they mainly resemble standards rather than nicely shaped shrubs. image

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043

    Here is a link from the RHS which may help choose what to plant.  https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=209 

    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117

    I'm not sure this isn't leading to an  advert BL...if you know what I mean....

    I like to give people the benefit of the doubt, but the word 'rabit' sticks out - every time!  Either that or it's the girl who keeps posting because she likes 'joining in forum discussions' but under another name. Perhaps ANGELA will come back and prove me wrong though .... image

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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